Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Sky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Sky and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Sky
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Blue Sky:
- 35.765344, -87.879750
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blue Sky
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Blue Sky is near Decatur County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Sky ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cherokee Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
- Chestnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Perry County
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Perry County
- Grandmother Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Sugar Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Tree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
How Far From Blue Sky to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Sky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blue Sky and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Sky to Linden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Sky. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountytennessee.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Sky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Sky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7653, Longitude: -87.8798 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Sky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Blue Sky to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.505 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.254 degrees. |